Beckham's left ankle a reason for concern

David Beckham was limited to some stretching and kicking drills because of a lingering left-ankle injury in his first practice since joining the Los Angeles Galaxy. He is scheduled to make his playing debut Saturday in an exhibition against Chelsea, but Galaxy Coach Frank Yallop said the superstar midfielder is day to day.

"His ankle is quite swollen," Yallop said. "We're hoping it recovers quickly, and he can have some part in the game." Beckham didn't speak to reporters after practice. He originally hurt his left ankle playing for England in a European Championship qualifier on June 6, and it flared up again June 17 in his final game with Real Madrid. The Galaxy could've used Beckham on Tuesday night as they lost 3-0 to visiting Mexican club team Tigres UANL.

MORE SOCCER: Brazilian great Pele and three-time African player of the year Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon greeted Nelson Mandela as part of the former South African president's 90th birthday celebration in Johannesburg.

Starting senior forward Kalen Grimes was dismissed by Missouri, a week after the Tigers' leading rebounder was charged with second-degree felony assault for allegedly hitting a man in the face with the butt end of a loaded shotgun. Grimes, 21, was arrested after an incident that happened around 3 a.m. July 7 outside a Dairy Queen in his hometown of Florissant in north St. Louis County.

MORE COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Duke senior guard DeMarcus Nelson, the Blue Devils' leading scorer last season, will be sidelined at least six weeks after surgery to repair a broken left wrist.

Katie Douglas scored 15 of her 22 points in the second half to lead the host Connecticut Sun (11-10) past the Minnesota Lynx (5-17) 84-79.

MORE WNBA: Penny Taylor scored a season-high 32 points to lead the host Phoenix Mercury (12-9) to an 89-79 win against the Seattle Storm (11-10).

Auto racing

Ginn ditches Marlin

Ginn Racing replaced Sterling Marlin in its No. 14 Chevrolet with 23-year-old rookie Regan Smith, and it released veteran Joe Nemechek. Jay Frye, Ginn Racing's CEO and general manager, said Aric Almirola, 23, signed with Ginn Racing from Joe Gibbs Racing and will become Mark Martin's co-driver in the No. 01 Chevrolet for the remainder of this season. Almirola will share the ride with the veteran racer in 2008. Beginning with the July 29 race at Indianapolis, Smith will replace Marlin.

tennis

Davenport may come back

Three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport is considering a comeback after being off the pro tour since the end of last year while awaiting the birth of her first child. A comeback is alluring in part because Davenport would like to play in next year's Beijing Olympics. She won a gold medal in singles at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Davenport gave birth via Caesarean section to son Jagger on June 10 -- two days after her 31st birthday. She'll play her first match since last September on Saturday night as a member of the Sacramento Capitals of World TeamTennis.

gymnastics

Johnson leads U.S.

Shawn Johnson led the U.S. women's team to another big haul, winning two gold medals and a silver in the individual apparatus events at the Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Johnson, 15, won the balance beam and uneven bars, beating teammate Nastia Liukin in both.

softball

Lynn loses national title

Lynn University's 2005 Division II national championship will be vacated after the NCAA found that a former coach made improper payments to players at the Boca Raton school.

obituary

Outdoors writer dies

Tim Tucker, a longtime syndicated outdoors sports writer and columnist for the Gainesville Sun, died in a three-car accident Monday on Interstate 75. He was 50. Tucker was a senior writer for Bassmaster magazine, had written eight books about fishing and was featured on several national television shows.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

'I was really excited to come back and be with the Hoosiers and the people we won the Super Bowl with.'

-- Tony Dungy, Colts coach, on signing his book 'Quiet Strength' at an Indianapolis bookstore as hundreds of people lined up to purchase the memoir

STAT OF THE DAY

70 million

Number of Livestrong wristbands sold. Now, Nike will sell apparel and give the profits to the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

ON THIS DAY

1993

Greg Norman shoots a 64 on the final day to set a record with a 13-under 267 and wins the British Open.